With the May showers come lots of fallen branches - some of which have fallen on our house.
So... what to do - what to do! We've hauled truck loads to the recycle center
(after I've picked through them of course -
to pull out the best pieces)
There are so many things you can make with branches and sticks....
Like these trellis-fences to hold up our lily's
It doesn't look like it in this picture - but the lilys will grow really tall - and then fall over, which makes it hard to mow.... these stick trellisses are just enough to keep them from laying flat on the ground - or breaking off altogether.
I made this free-form trellis after I got my nail gun for my birthday - - - wow what a difference it made as far as construction ease! Night and day I tell you! Night and Day!! (I LOVE my nail gun.... I'm just saying!)
In this picture you can start to see how the lillys grow - and these haven't reached full size yet. They are especially pretty when they bloom! Please imagine these carefully weeded....
thank you!
My rosebush really loves this trellis - although I think I needed to make it about twice as big!
I wanted a split rail fence next to my shed so I could grow some climbing roses to spruce up the empty wood side...
My first attempt turned out more like a headboard than a fence.... I'll have to find a place in the back yard to put that.....
My second attempt - much better - turned out more like what I had in mind... and the best part...... it only cost me the price of some nails for my nail gun! I can't wait to plant my rose bush!
more stick ideas to come.....
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